Chapter 151: This Is Not a Problem

When Rinji asked, "Wanna register our marriage?", there was roughly ten seconds between his mental shutdown and his full reboot. During those ten seconds, his thought process went as follows:

This was the first girl to ever confess to him. Sure, she didn't use lines like "I like you" or "Please go out with me"—those sweet, youthful phrases—but she did say she wanted to have his child.

But that wasn't a problem. In fact, if she was already thinking about children, that meant she was seriously considering marriage.

Next, her appearance.

She was definitely a rare beauty, the kind you'd only see once in a while. Rinji himself had never had any strict preferences about how his girlfriend should look, so having a beautiful girl throwing herself at him—why would he say no?

Sure, the black sclera of her eyes might be a bit off-putting to most.

But that wasn't a problem either, since Takamine didn't care in the slightest.

Lastly, there was the matter of her being from the Kure Clan, which had some history with him.

Still not a problem—it wasn't like there was some deep blood feud.

So in summary, given that she confessed first, none of these so-called problems were really problems.

Having thought it all through in ten seconds, Rinji looked her in the eye and asked, "Wanna register our marriage?"

"Of course!" she replied.

"Alright!"

Rinji immediately nodded and gently helped her up from the deck.

"There's no time to waste. Let's go get our marriage license right now. I'll go talk to that old man Katahara. I'm dropping out of the Kengan Annihilation Tournament."

After all, the tournament would only net him a few hundred billion yen at best. He could make that kind of money again in the future.

But this was about his personal happiness—it had to take priority.

"By the way, I don't even know your name yet," Rinji said, looking at the girl.

"My name is Kure Karura," she said with a smile. "My grandfather always said, producing powerful offspring is the mission of the main family."

"Oh…"

"I could tell at a glance—you're strong. Stronger than anyone else in the world. So please, have children with me!"

"…"

Rinji started to feel like something about Karura wasn't quite right.

But even that wasn't a problem.

"Having kids comes after marriage. We need to get married first. You understand what I mean, right?"

"Of course I do," she nodded. "So let's get married quickly."

"Exactly."

A smile crept onto Rinji's face as he looked up at the night sky.

After all these years, a girl had finally confessed to him. He had always thought he'd die alone, but now—finally—he had a girlfriend.

Dad, your son's finally doing something right.

"I found you, Karura."

At that moment, two men appeared on the deck.

They had the same black sclera as Kurara—clearly members of the Kure Clan.

Kurara turned to look at them.

"Henzo? Reiichi?"

Kure Henzo and Kure Reiichi—also members of the Kure Clan and relatives of Karura.

"Really now, Karura, sneaking off like this isn't okay," Reiichi said. "Come on. Grandpa's worried about you."

"Huh?"

Just then, Henzo turned to Rinji, stepped forward, and gave a small bow.

"Sorry. Karura caused you trouble."

"Not at all. It wasn't trouble in the slightest," Rinji said, his mood clearly excellent. "In fact, Karura is now basically my girlfriend."

"...Huh?"

"W-What?"

Henzo and Reiichi both froze in place.

"Girlfriend as in…"

"Oh, let me explain," said Karura, raising her hand. "I want to become husband and wife with Takamine Rinji and have children."

She really couldn't stop talking about having children.

The two men from the Kure Clan exchanged glances and looked at Rinji. "If you want to be Karura's boyfriend, that might be a bit…"

"Hm?"

Rinji's gaze suddenly sharpened.

What's this now? A girl finally confesses to him, he agrees to get married, and then these two men show up acting all hesitant? Like hell he was letting this cooked duck fly away.

He stepped forward, placing his hands on their shoulders. In an instant, his pupils turned red, emitting a terrifying glow under the night sky.

"Are you two… planning to stand in the way of my happiness?"

A horrifying aura erupted from Rinji, enveloping the entire ship.

…

Back in the main cabin, people were drinking and chatting when suddenly an overwhelming pressure fell over them. It felt as if some monstrous predator had locked onto them, instantly silencing the once lively hall.

"What was that just now?"

"Suddenly it felt terrifying… was that just my imagination?"

Everyone whispered in unease. Even Ohma, who had been gorging on food, paused mid-bite.

"That feeling… there's no mistake—it's Takamine Rinji."

Meanwhile, Katahara Metsudo was sitting and sipping sake in his room. When the ripples in his cup trembled, he looked toward the deck.

"Oh ho, looks like little Rinji's finally snapped. How terrifying~"

"It's definitely Takamine Rinji," said Kure Erioh. "That inhuman presence—I sensed it once before, four years ago. By the way, where's my great-granddaughter, Karura?"

"She's young. Let her roam around a bit," someone replied.

"I'm just worried she'll run into something dangerous," said Erioh, clearly uneasy. "Especially with that monster Takamine Rinji aboard."

…

Henzo and Reiichi were frozen stiff by Rinji's presence.

Their survival instincts screamed at them to get away—or they would die. But Rinji's grip on their shoulders was unyielding, his tightening fingers making their bones creak audibly.

"...No, our clan doesn't have that many rules. We usually allow our members to fall in love freely."

"You should've said so earlier. I knew you two were decent guys."

Rinji's pupils instantly turned back to black. Smiling, he released them and patted their shoulders.

"…"

The two looked at each other, then hurriedly left. Rinji was far too dangerous—they needed to inform Clan Leader immediately.

"Well, now that they're gone, Karura, you…"

Just as Takamine turned to her, he found Karura's face flushed red, eyes brimming with a touch of mania.

"Takamine Rinji, you really are the strongest!"

"Uh, yeah…"

"Let's have children! Now! Immediately!!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's not do that now! Don't start undressing!"

It was becoming clear—first love probably wouldn't be this simple.